Avalon (EP)

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Avalon
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Released6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
Length14:48
Label Never Fade
Producer
Gabrielle Aplin chronology
Miss You
(2016)
Avalon
(2017)
December
(2018)
Singles from Avalon
  1. "Waking Up Slow"
    Released: 1 September 2017

Avalon is the sixth extended play (EP) by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin. It was released on 6 October 2017 through Aplin's record label, Never Fade Records. The title of the EP is a reference to the island of Avalon in the legends surrounding King Arthur. [1] [2] [3] The EP was supported by the lead single, "Waking Up Slow", released on 1 September 2017. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Waking Up Slow"
Lostboy3:24
2."Say Nothing"
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
3:40
3."Used to Do"
  • Aplin
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
3:40
4."Stay"
  • Aplin
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
  • Atkinson
  • Holloway
4:04
Total length:14:48

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